The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2145
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
11:43 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2747
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 6.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.40° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.76° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.